Bethlehem

Summary

Bethlehem is a city^[1]. Bethlehem has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Bethlehem is located in Bethlehem Governorate^[3].
• Bethlehem is in the country of Palestine^[4].
• Bethlehem's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Bethlehem's instance of is recorded as municipality of the State of Palestine^[6].
• Bethlehem's instance of is recorded as holy city of Christianity^[7].
• Bethlehem's official language is recorded as Arabic^[8].
• Bethlehem's shares border with is recorded as Jerusalem^[9].
• Bethlehem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Burlington^[10].
• Bethlehem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Marrickville^[11].
• Bethlehem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Steyr^[12].
• Bethlehem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Belém^[13].
• Bethlehem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Belo Horizonte^[14].
• Bethlehem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Natal^[15].
• Bethlehem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Valinhos^[16].
• Bethlehem's twinned administrative body is recorded as São Pedro do Butiá^[17].
• Bethlehem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Villa Alemana^[18].
• Bethlehem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Concepción^[19].
• Bethlehem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Třebechovice pod Orebem^[20].
• Bethlehem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Haapsalu City^[21].
• Bethlehem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chartres^[22].
• Bethlehem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Grenoble^[23].
• Bethlehem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Paray-le-Monial^[24].
• Bethlehem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Strasbourg^[25].
• Bethlehem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cologne^[26].
• Bethlehem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Athens^[27].

Body

Geography

Bethlehem is in the country of Palestine^[4]. Bethlehem is located in Bethlehem Governorate^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[5], municipality of the State of Palestine^[6], and holy city of Christianity^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bethlehem include Bethlehem^[28], a wierde^[29], in Netherlands^[30]; Canton Biliemme^[31], a human settlement^[32], in Italy^[33]; Bethlehem Church (Isfahan)^[34], a church building^[35], in Iran^[36]; Bartlehiem^[37], a buurtschap^[38], in Netherlands^[39]; and Bethlehem Church^[40], a church building^[41], in Sweden^[42], founded in 1956^[43].

Why It Matters

Bethlehem has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Bethlehem is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for Bethlehem include Bethlehem^[28], a wierde^[29], in Netherlands^[30]; Canton Biliemme^[31], a human settlement^[32], in Italy^[33]; Bethlehem Church (Isfahan)^[34], a church building^[35], in Iran^[36]; Bartlehiem^[37], a buurtschap^[38], in Netherlands^[39]; and Bethlehem Church^[40], a church building^[41], in Sweden^[42], founded in 1956^[43].